diff --git a/tests/apps_startstop/kde/abrt.pm b/tests/apps_startstop/kde/abrt.pm
index 0aae9ad3..85f5f42d 100644
--- a/tests/apps_startstop/kde/abrt.pm
+++ b/tests/apps_startstop/kde/abrt.pm
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ sub run {
     my $self = shift;
     # Start the application
     menu_launch_type('abrt');
-    # Check that it is started
-    unless (check_screen('abrt_runs')) {
+    # Check that the application has started.
+    # On KDE, the test failed when Abrt started
+    # and there was an error caught.
+    # Now, if we do not find the needle that
+    # checks Abrt has started, we will also
+    # check for a reported issue - if we find that
+    # we can assume that Abrt has started indeed.
+    unless (check_screen('abrt_runs', timeout => 30)) {
+        # The above check needs some timeout because
+        # it might take some time before Abrt starts.
         assert_screen('abrt_runs_found_problem');
         record_soft_failure("Abrt has reported issues.");
     }